In this spring time, I cannot recognized some trees & shrubs in David Lam Park, without seasonal leaves, flowers or seeds. 1. a columnar tree (at right side) with pinnate leaves and a deeply serrated margin 2. a tree with seeds 3. a shrub with many small white flowers 4. a shrub with many small white flowers and red fruits
1.Looks like Koelreuteria paniculata fastigiata. https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=k...zB7Ab2j4CIBA&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1536&bih=728 2.Stewartia sp. https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=s...J4H3O565gPAN&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1536&bih=728 3.Viburnum davidii. https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=V...Es3GPdSugOAL&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1536&bih=728 4. Skimmia sp. https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=s...I8iLOaWvgZAK&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1536&bih=728
Ditto to Silver Surfer; #4 is Skimmia japonica. If those photos were taken in the last day or so (rather than last year), your spring is about a month to 6 weeks in advance of here. Lucky you!
Common Stewartia species with comparatively simple-appearing fruits like those shown here is S. pseudocamellia. However, despite being described as though rare the hybrid between this and S. monadelpha (named S. x henryae) has seemed to be rather prevalent in batches of seed-raised S. pseudocamellia presented at outlets here. And two Seattle area public gardens have long-established examples. Presumably some stocks are being raised from open-pollinated seed gathered in collections where both parental species are present, resulting in a percentage of hybrids being mixed in. As the general appearance of known examples of the hybrid is more like that of S. pseudocamellia material delivered to outlets as that species is what I have seen. Such plants stand out for lacking outstanding features, the fruits and in particular the bark having a minimalist appearance, the latter with no attractive coloration, flaking or peeling - as though the parents tend to cancel out one another when crossing.
